2017 One Pound

One £1 coin was issued for 2017 – The new 12 sided super-secure coin which replaced all of the millions of existing round pound coins in circulation by the end of 2017. The old coins will be phased out but are likely to be accepted by banks at face value for decades to come (just like other obsolete decimal coins currently are).

There is no need to panic buy the old style round pound coins, there are plenty to go round and they will always be available. See some musings regarding that, here.

Obverse Type 6 (bust design by (Mr) Jody Clark):

Reverse Type 26 (design by David Pearce):

Edge: Alternate milled and plain ‘sides’.

Mintage for Circulation: 749,616,200. First appeared in circulation during late May 2017.

The reverse design by David Pearce represents the national floral symbols of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom.

The whole 12-sided £1 coin theme is in fact quite complicated, there being 6 different types of 2015/16/17 coins currently known! This post features a handy graphic overview: The many new £1 coin varieties

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